Upper, Small and Large Golovinsky pond: description, rest and fishing

Golovinsky ponds have a huge influx of people. There are many people who want to relax near the house. Especially here often come fishermen who do not have the opportunity to travel outside of their settlement.

Each Golovinsky pond is in a fairly good ecological situation, except perhaps the Upper. Some holidaymakers consider these ponds to be polluted, in fact the water in them is transparent. The time interval in which the ponds begin to "bloom" is due only to its excellent ecological condition. Water is "alive".

Name

The name "Golovinsky pond" went from the village of Golovino, which was owned by the eponymous noble family. There are ponds in the north-west of Moscow, in the same area, near the local cemetery. Golovinsky ponds are a system consisting of three water areas: Bolshoy, Upper and Lesser. They were built in the XVIII century on the same creek. The latter originates in the Khimki reservoir, passes through the Upper, Small and Large ponds, then the canal flows into the tributary of the Lichoborka. The reservoirs are quite full: in the ponds there is a noticeably strong current.

Let's take a look at the story

Each Golovinsky pond has a very interesting history of formation, considering that they are all integrated into one system. Since the XVI century, the village often changed owners, and the most typical landed estates appeared by the middle of the XIX century. It immediately became famous for its rare peach trees with delicious fruits. The last owner of the estate was a religious man and bequeathed her estate to the monastery. At the end of the century, he opened a school and a hospital, and during the war the sisters nursed the wounded. In the early 1930's. The religious institution was closed. Such was the history of the formation of the village of the same name, in which the water bodies are located.

Upper Golovinsky pond

The upper pond is the smallest of reservoirs. Its length is about 240 m, in width it stretches for 165 m, and its area is equal to the mark of 3.4 hectares.

The pond is irregularly oval in shape, with banks covered with sharp sedge. The water was seeded with duckweed and mud, the pedestrian path is natural - in a word, a simple lake unsuitable for bathing, and among fishermen there are few people who try to catch something in the thickets. Here, most often there are tourists who like a calm and peaceful holiday on the shore of the reservoir.

Small pond

Small pond has shores of irregular shape. Its length is 350 m, width - about 125 m, area - 3.8 hectares. It is connected to the Upper very picturesque stone canal. Many people are fishing along the shores of this pond - the pond is teeming with fish, it's a blessing, it is constantly being cleaned. No less people come to him to sunbathe, swim, cook shish kebabs. Of course, all this is not officially permitted, but the approval of the authorities living among stone and concrete worries like last year's snow.

Earlier, the oldest of all textile enterprises dumped the wastewater into the pond. Petra Alekseeva, founded by merchant Iokish at the beginning of the XIX century. Five years ago, in 2011, the plant was closed, many of the old buildings were barbarously demolished, and at this point the construction of a residential complex was started.

The Great Golovinsky Pond

The large pond differs from the first two in that the northern shore of the reservoir is reinforced with reinforced concrete slabs with a spillway. It is the largest. Its length is 500 m, the width on average is 270 m, the area is almost half the size of the other two ponds, amounting to 7.5 hectares.

If you walk along a bridge that lies across the channel of the Great and Small ponds, you can admire the edge with old trees, many of which have reached the age of three hundred. The commemorative plaque of the "Oaks" educates everyone interested. The trees were still seen by the former owners of Mikhalkovo, a village not far from Golovin. For those wishing to ride along the picturesque lake by water transport, the boat station in the southeast from 10:00 to 23:00 hospitably opened its doors. The rental hour will cost half a thousand rubles. A little further from the station there is an official free beach. He has a comfortable sandy beach and a smooth approach. Nearby there is a place for picnics and an old manor of the XVIII century - "Mikhailovo".

This Golovinsky pond, reviews of which are only positive, is the most popular among the other reservoirs. Flora is very rich. Here grow white willow, birch, maple, oak, larch. The fauna of the reservoirs is represented by a variety of fish: pike, perch, karassem. On the banks of the nest marshmallows.

You can get to the ponds by buses No. 123, No. 90. You need to get to the Likhobory stop. You can also get to the metro station "Water Stadium", it can be reached on foot in 15 minutes.

Fishing on ponds

Fishing is considered a kind of art. Every professional will agree that not everyone can do this.

For spinning golovinsky ponds, fishing on which constantly passes successfully, are a place where you can show your skills. Every year the festival takes place here. Competitions are held in one round, the whole process takes 3 hours. As a jury's catch, take any fish that can be caught. The most common are perch, tench, carp, and podleschiki.

Few of the fishermen regret the time spent on the ponds. It should be noted that the catch here is really terrific. Do not deny yourself the pleasure of visiting here.